Improved buckle



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

SAMUEL A. TENNY, OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVED BUCKLE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 82,768, dated October6, 1868.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, S. A. TENNEY, of the town of Muskego, (Durham HillP. 0.,) county of Waukesha, and State of Wisconsin, have invented a newand useful Improvement in Buckles, within described; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which Figure l is a side view of the buckle andstrap, with one side of the box part of the buckle removed. Fig. 2 is atop view of the box part of the buckle. Fig. 3 is an endview of same.Fig. 4 is the wedge part of the buckle, showing its rough bottom.

box A 5 E, grooves in the sides D; F, projection on the metal block B 5G, loop on block B, to which is attached strapO H H, metal loops on thesides of box A I, loop on the end of box A.

Operation: Strap 0 having one end fastened into loop G on block B, the'other end is laid in box A. Block B is then slid into box A, theprojectionsFenterin g grooves E. Then by pulling on the upper part ofthe loop made by strap 0, loop I being attached to'any firm hold. Thenas the strap G is pulled the block B is wedged down onto the strap andholds the part under the block B firmly in place; or another strap mayhave its end placed under the block B while its other end is held, andas you pull on block B it will be held firmly.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A clamp or buckle consisting of the frame A, having inclined grooves E,made in the side pieces, D, and the block B, provided with inclinedflanges F, and the loop G, all substantially as described.

SAML. A. TENN-Y.

Witnesses:

PERCY B. SMITH, J. B. SMITH.

